Print Description
A shepherd leaning on his staff by a stream with his flock of cows and goats.
Made by Jan de Visscher after Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem.
Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: French lily.
Sheet size: 35.3 x 26.5 cm (13.9 x 10.43 inch). Image size: 33.8 x 25.5 cm. (13.31 x 10.04 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light soiling. Remains of tape and glue on rear from attacment. Irregular paper edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SHEPHERD-POND-COWS-GOATS | PCO-A15-37
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Gerard Valck (c.1651-1726) in c. 1692.
Biography engraver: Jan de Visscher (born c.1636 – died 1692-1712), was a Dutch Golden Age engraver who became a painter in later life.
Biography artist: Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1620-1683) was a highly esteemed and prolific Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes, populated with mythological or biblical figures, but also of a number of allegories and genre pieces.
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